by Administrator | Sep 12, 2018 | No Spin News
The headline number was a gain of 201,000 persons. But the two prior months were revised downward. By 40,000 in June and 10,000 in July. So, the actual gain, net of revisions is the 151,000 you see below. All of which is a reminder that you always need to look past...
by Administrator | Sep 11, 2018 | No Spin News
There are many reasons to think that improved trade agreement will not be enough to reverse the long-term decline in this category of employment. Textiles, which made up a significant portion of the jobs in 1990, are not coming back. Even so, the continuation of the...
by Administrator | Sep 7, 2018 | No Spin News
The recent focus on trade and tariffs is in part due to what has been going on here. While employment in this sector has been rising steadily over the course of this expansion, the current administration has made this the principal focus of its economic agenda. While...
by Administrator | Sep 6, 2018 | No Spin News
After hitting a soft patch in 2015, industrial production has been moving ahead on a broad base over the past year and a half. The level and trend of this series will tell us a great deal about the staying power of the current expansion. Subscribe now!
by Administrator | Sep 5, 2018 | No Spin News
With little to indicate that a cycle peak is near, this expansion, already the second longest of the post-war era, is poised to move into first place by next July. Subscribe now!
